Why Your Webpages Are Not Indexed by Google and How to Fix It

Getting your website pages indexed by Google is the first critical step in making them discoverable in search results. But what if Google indexes your category or homepage, but not your individual article links?

Here are the most common reasons—and how to fix them.

❌ 1. Your pages are blocked by robots.txt

Check your robots.txt file. If it contains:

Disallow: /

or disallows key folders (like /blog/, /posts/, or /articles/), Google won’t crawl those pages.

✅ Fix: Update your robots.txt to allow crawling:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Make sure no essential content is blocked.

❌ 2. Canonical tags point to another URL

If your post includes a <link rel="canonical" href="..."> that points to a different page (like the homepage or category page), Google may ignore indexing it.

✅ Fix: Ensure each page has a self-referencing canonical tag:

<link rel="canonical" href="https://yourdomain.com/your-post-url/" />

❌ 3. Low content quality or duplication

Google may skip indexing if:

Your content is too short
It's copied from other sources
It’s too similar to other indexed pages

✅ Fix:

Add unique, in-depth value.
Include images with alt text.
Add internal links to and from that page.

❌ 4. Google hasn't crawled it yet

Sometimes Google simply hasn't gotten around to crawling your new pages.

✅ Fix:

Add the page to your sitemap.
Submit the URL in Google Search Console using the "Inspect URL" tool and click "Request Indexing".

❌ 5. Your sitemap doesn't include article links

You may have submitted a sitemap that only includes categories or tags—not individual posts.

✅ Fix:

Use an SEO plugin (like Yoast, Rank Math) to generate a full sitemap.
Submit the sitemap_index.xml (or the specific post-sitemap.xml) in Search Console.

Getting indexed by Google is not a guarantee—it's a process that requires clean technical setup, high-quality content, and consistent optimization.

If your important pages aren’t showing up in search results, don’t panic. Follow the steps above, stay patient, and monitor your progress through Google Search Console.

Need help identifying indexing issues or optimizing your site structure?
👉 Let’s connect and fix it together. Your content deserves to be seen.

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